Uptown Magazine - February 25/10
Red Bull’s Thre3 Style
Heading into its fourth year, Red Bull’s annual Thre3 Style event has quickly become the most prominent DJ competition in the province, since the DMC elimination battle hasn’t happened for the past couple of years. Eight DJs will have 15 minutes to play at least three different genres and impress the judges (and crowd) with their skills behind the decks in an all about battle to find out who’s the best party rocker in the 204. Each performer is rated based on creativity, track selection, skills, stage presence and audience response. Not only is there a $1,000 on the line locally, but also a shot at representing Manitoba at the national championship in Toronto on March 13, during Canadian Music Week. The winner in The Big Smoke will represent Canada at the World Finals in Paris, France, in December 2010. Back to defend his title at Tijuana Yacht Club on Thurday, Feb. 25, DJ Fin-S will have some tough competition in the form of 2008’s winner Dow Jones and recent iMix champ D-Lo. Other DJs looking to knock off Fin-S include Hectic, Hipnotic, Hypnos, The Gaff (Saskatchewan) and a wild card entry selected the week before the event. Former Halifax-based turntablist/frequent Buck 65 collaborator Skratch Bastid will perform following the competition. Tickets are $10 and are available at CanadInn Polo Park 24 hours a day or at the door. To see what it’s going to take to win the national title, videos from last year’s competition are still available on-demand.
Savour Winnipeg
Even though 2010 seems to be the year of the food blog, there aren’t a ton of options on the web for local foodies. Around for a few years, Savour Winnipeg is mix of restaurant reviews, recipes, event info and local food-related news. Recent items have included The Fort Whyte Forager, a gadget review of the Microplane Ultimate Citrus Tool and a review of Segovia, Winnipeg’s answer to a Spanish tapas restaurant.
Quick Hits
MP3 of the Week: Broken Social Scene - World Sick
World Sick is the first single from the forthcoming Forgiveness Rock Record, Broken Social Scene’s first album in five years. The record comes out May 5.
Video of the Week: YACHT - Psychic City (Voodoo City)
DFA Records’ YACHT will perform in Winnipeg for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 25 at The Pyramid Cabaret. Psychic City (Voodoo City) is from the duo’s 2009 album, See Mystery Lights.
First-Person Tetris
Even if you think you are a master at Tetris, this interesting twist on Russia’s most famous puzzle game should keep you busy for a while.
